7th & 8th Grade Vocab - Week 10
1.
quantative – countable
2.
fantastically – unbelievably
3.
recyclable – reusable
4.
disparage – insult, put down
5.
unforeseeable – not predictable
6.
infallibility – can’t be wrong
7.
untenable – flawed, problematic, unsustainable
8.
archaic – ancient
9.
taciturn – introverted, quiet, reserved
10.
beguile – lure, entice
Taut – Adjective (Taught)
·
Having
no give or slack
·
Tightly
drawn
·
Not
loose or flabby
Vehemently – Adverb (Veé-uh-ment-ly)
·
Bitterly
antagonistic
·
Forcibly
argumentative
·
With
anger or deep passion
Writhe – verb (Wry-thuh)
·
to
twist and turn
·
To
try and escape
·
Movement
when in agony or pain
Indelible – Adjective (In-DEHL-uh-ble)
·
Cannot
be washed away, removed or erased
·
Powerful
memories, unforgettable
Idiom – Noun (IH-dee-um)
·
Phrase
or speech peculiar to a certain part of the world/language
·
Coded
language only insiders can understand, very colloquial.
o
She
quit smoking cold turkey!
o
He
is the apple of my eye.
o
He
was all thumbs.
8th Grade: Vocab and then class debates. We will most likely finish these tomorrow.
10th Grade Vocab - Week 10
Vocab week 10
– 10th Grade
Spelling words
1.
dilemma – quandary
2.
dilapidated – run down
3.
discrepancy – mismatch
4.
dissatisfied – not happy
5.
dyeing – coloring
6.
effervescent – bubbly
7.
embarrass – shame
8.
eminent – high and holy, distinguished
9.
etiquette – proper manners
10.
foliage – leaves and plants
Lit terms
·
Novella
– A work longer than the standard short story, but shorter than a full
novel.
o
Spanish
TV is mostly game shows, news, and “telenovelas”
§ Short 6-12 week shows with LOTS of
Melodrama.
·
Oxymoron
– a combination of contradictory terms
o
Jumbo
shrimp, tough love, awfully good, pretty ugly, same difference, Microsoft works
·
Paradox
– A statement that seems contradictory to common sense, yet may in fact, be
true.
o
The
coach considered this a good loss.
o
Controlled
forest burns
·
Parody
– a form of literature that intentionally uses comic effect to mock a literary
work or style.
o
Galaxy
quest, Vampires suck, etc.
·
Pathetic
fallacy – a form of personification giving human traits to nature
o
Cruel
sea, howling wind, dancing raindrops, singing trees, et
Grammar link
·
Transitive
verbs – A verb that communicates action – something has to follow.
o
The
city council passed the new ordinance
o
John
blew his nose
on his mom’s nice new towel
o
The
boy kicked his skateboard after wrecking for the 15th time.
·
Intransitive
verbs – a verb that is complete on its own.
Doesn’t need anything else to help out with meaning.
o
The
boy flew on his skateboard
o
He
jumped and flipped and twisted.
10th Grade: Finish up the Character Summaries so you have them to reference. Read Act I, Scene I in Merchant of Venice for Wednesday.
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